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Historical Event on 6/26/1982

First Boeing 707 of Air India `Gaurishankar' was crashed at Sahar Airport (Bombay).

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/17/1999Chiranjeev Milkha Singh won the Lexus International Golf tournament in Bangkok.
2/8/1971Indira Congress wins the mid-term elections for Lok Sabha. Indira Gandhi becomes PM.
7/21/1658Aurangzeb celebrated his being the emperor of Mugal Empire at Delhi. He was informally enthroned.
9/10/1912B. D. Jatti, former Vice President of India, was born.
3/12/1996Last session of the 10th Lok Sabha ends.
12/14/1920Akali Dal established.
9/13/1992Union government decides to form a National Human Rights Commission.
5/27/1964Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, first Prime Minister and architect of modern India, passed away at the age of 74.
6/1/1970Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Act was enforced. This act was passed in 1969.
7/16/1996The four basin states of Narmada valley - Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra - reach agreement to raise the height of Sardar Sarovar dam in Gujarat to 436' after which hydrological studies will be done for 5 years to decide whether the height should be raised to the awarded 455'.